This Makeup Artist Used Body Paint to Fight Back Against Sexist Insults

Jordan Hanz is a 24-year-old makeup artist who recently made a deeply moving stop-motion video that explores how women are labeled in today's society.

"If a woman shows confidence, defends herself, shows a differing opinion than what someone else may have, she's considered a bitch," she says in the video.

"If a woman is plus-sized or has even a larger body type, she's viewed as lazy. "

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"If we love the act of making love, we are viewed as a slut. But if you're not ready to have sex yet, you're viewed as a prude."

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If you've been sexually assaulted, society says you were "asking for it." If you show signs of depression, you're considered "damaged goods." Sometimes, it's hard not to feel trapped by the box of negative associations that seem to be at every turn.

But it doesn't have to be that way. Hanz draws each ugly term on her face and body, until, finally, she paints over all of it, because ultimately you are the one who decides who you are, not society.